Familiarity:
I've put it through the wringer

I ski 100+ days a season, mostly at Squaw valley and I can say with confidence that the Samba is a great one-ski-quiver. Blizzard tweaked the stiffness and length to create the Samba from their men's ski, the Bonafide. An all wood core makes the 159cm, 166cm, & 173cm lengths a very playful option for women. Flip Core technology provides natural rocker and slight camber underfoot makes the Samba a great ski in all conditions and terrain. The rocker allows them to glide and float through powder and they rip like a race ski on groomers. Icy terrain is never much fun but by keeping these babies sharp they shred that dust on crust amazingly well. For a high performance, forgiving, confidence inspiring ski look no further.

Blizzard has figured out how to make a women's ski that rips just as hard as a men's ski. I've been blown away by the performance of the Dakota in all terrain types. It charges through the crud, floats in the powder and carves up groomers. It's my go to ski for charging hard!